13 bodies recovered, one still buried in SW China landslide
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Thirteen bodies have been recovered as of Monday from the debris of a landslide that buried 14 workers at a stone pit in southwest China's Sichuan Province earlier this month.
Two more bodies were recovered Saturday, but one was still buried, said Zhang Yili, vice mayor of Emeishan city where the accident happened.
The rescue operation was suspended Monday, as more digging could result in further landslides and threaten the lives of rescuers, said a city government official surnamed Sun.
"The buried worker has no chance to survive, but we must still get permission from the relatives to stop the rescue," he said.
About 250,000 cubic meters of rocks slid more than 20 meters down a hill behind the Shunjiang Quarry in Ledu Township, Emeishan City, on April 7, leaving nine truck drivers and five miners buried.
All the bodies found have been identified, said Zhang.
Life insurance companies, including Ping'an Insurance Company of China and Taikang Life Insurance, would compensate the affected families.
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